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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Disengaged students

If the data is consistent 10% of youths between the age of 16 to 18 are not engaged in education, employment or training (a stitch in time: tackling educational disengagement). The ongoing cost for people who have disengaged will grow ever-increasing as society relies less on unskilled labour.

Whilst the problem of disengagement and the immediate effect of the disengagement is evident in older student groups it is the younger groups that require significant attention. Students are switching off from education at an early stage.

Two questions

How can educators identify and risk manage behavioural disengagement, emotional engagement & cognitive engagement in the early stages of schooling?

If engagement is closely linked to inclusion and if the indicators (above) refer to exclusion how can schools provide a service for the excluded?

Inclusion programs are required however the programs required need to be a differentiated service.